GROUP INCOME STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER

      2008   2007
  Notes   Rm   Rm
Interest and similar income 11   57 986   42 001
Interest expense and similar charges 12   41 816   27 855
Net interest income     16 170   14 146
Impairments charge on loans and advances 27.1   4 822   2 164
Income from lending activities     11 348   11 982
Non-interest revenue 13   10 729   10 446
Operating income     22 077   22 428
Total operating expenses     13 741   13 489
  Operating expenses 14   13 547   13 341
  BEE transaction expenses 15   194   148
Indirect taxation 16   374   305
Profit from operations before non-trading and capital items     7 962   8 634
Non-trading and capital items 17   756   111
Profit from operations     8 718   8 745
Share of profits of associates and joint ventures 31.2   154   239
Profit before direct taxation     8 872   8 984
Direct taxation 18.1   1 868   2 343
Profit for the year     7 004   6 641
Profit attributable to:          
Equityholders of the parent     6 410   6 025
Minority interest – ordinary shareholders
  – preference shareholders
    257   344
    337   272
      7 004   6 641
Basic earnings per share (cents) 19.1   1 581   1 511
Diluted earnings per share (cents) 19.1   1 558   1 454
Dividend declared per share (cents) 20.1   620   660
Dividend paid per share (cents) 20.1   660   594